Which to use
“pointée” and “pointues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,528
- “pointée” frequency rank
- #24,331
- “pointues” frequency rank
- 56859
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pointée | pointues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de pointé. | Féminin pluriel de pointu. |
Where the eye mixes pointée and pointues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pointée and pointues
A purely visual mix-up. pointée (\pwɛ̃.te\) and pointues (\pwɛ̃.ty\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56859, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pointée is recorded at frequency rank #32,528, classified as anadj, pronounced \pwɛ̃.te\. pointues is at rank #24,331, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pwɛ̃.ty\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 56859, this pair ranks #118,475 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pointée vs pointues
Shared letters: einopt. Private to "pointée": é. Private to "pointues": su.
"pointée" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVV · "pointues" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pointues ← opintues · piontues · poinntues · pointeus · pointtues · pointuess · pointuse · poinutes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pointée" and "pointues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "pointée" or "pointues" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pointée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pointues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #118,475 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pointée" and "pointues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pointée vs pontet". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #118,475 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.